Weight-measuring instrument.



E. S. CHURCH.

WEIGHT MEASURING INSTRUMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, 1910.

Patented. Jan.2,1912.

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CORPORATION 035 NEW WEIGHT-MEASURING INSTRUMENT.

Application filed ma 27,

To all who m c'tmay concern:

l5:e it known that I, EDMUND S. CHURCH, aK-c1t1aen of the United States, residmg at Dayton, Ohio, have invented new. and useful Wei lit-Measuring Instruments, of which the iollowlng 1s a. specificati on.

" M inventlon relates more particularly to weighing devices or balances and has for its object to facilitate .the reading of the weight 'lflt'llCdilOIlS. 1n the ordinary devices of tl'US either the pointer moving over the chart or all more or less and by reason of this fact the reading taken the chart moving with reference to the pointer. The ipomter is necessarily elevated rorn the surface of the chart ofi' varies somewhat according to the position of the reader or in other words according to the angle of the line of vision to the surface of the chart at the reading position.

in my improved balance the larger units are arranged on a-movable chart or scale and the smaller units or sub-divisions on a stationary chart past which the former is moved by the weight imposed upon the scale pan, the scales be ng arranged edge to edge or in the same geometrical surface. By this arrangement the'inaccuracy' of reading here tofore adverted to is obviated and the reading of the scale is facilitated and confusion caused by the presence of the subdivision markings is prevented.

I have illustrated my invention in connection. with a scale in which the movable member of the indicator or chart is cylindrical but it will be obvious that the invention is applicable to other forms of balances or I weighing devices.

In the driving forming part of the application, Figure l is a perspectn'e view of a scale embodying my improvement, parts of the cylindrical casing being broken away to show the interior thereof; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view also in perspective of the indicating means on a larger scale.

In the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the drawing the usual frame 1 carries the weighing mechanism, including the scale pan 2 and a cylindrical casing 8 in which the cylindrical chart 6 is inclosed.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented s 2, IltltEO 1910. Serial no. ceases;

The latter is, provided with a pinion t rig"- idly connected thereto, whicl'l is engaged by a incl: 3 connected by suitable means with-P the beam of the balance. The mechanism so far as now des ribed is well known in theart and It claim no novelty therein but my invention residesin the featurcs touoe now described.

The casing 8 is formed with a sight opening 7 which is so'located as to reveal a small seotionof the periphery of the rotary drum 5. The latter is provided with a circumferential series of numerals and division lines indicating the larger units employed, which in the present dase are pounds. The drum does not completely fill the entire width of the opening, however, but the partuncovered thereby is occupied by a strip 9 flush with the surface of the drum but held stationary by an arm 10, Upon the strip is engraved or otherwise formed a scale indicat ing the lesser subdivisions or units employed which in the case shown are ounces or sixteenths of a pound. Each series of numerals ascends in the direction of rotation .he drum when a weight is placed upon the scale an and for convenience of reading is provi ed with graduation marks as shown. The distance between successive numerals of the movable scale is equal to the entire length of the fractional scale and there will therefore be always some numeral of the former series opposite the latter.

The operation of the scale is apparent from What has been said. When the weight is placed upon the pan the drum revolves as usual until the weight unit nearest but less than. the weight of the materiat in the ,pan appears opposite the stationary scale,

The graduation mark corresponding to the larger Weight unit will come to rest opposite that fractional indication which indicates or corresponds to the excess of the material in the pan over the larger weight unit. As shown in Fig. 2 for example, the scale reads 4- pounds, 6 ounces, but if the article in the pan weighed a greater or less amount the graduation marl: through the numerals would come to rest ata corre sponding point above or below the numeral 6 in the stationary scale. The two scales being arranged side by side and flush with each other, variation in the reading due to the angle from the eye of the obs \"er is obviated and by reason of weight of subdivisions between the units onthe rotary drum the reading is much facilitated and it is found in practice that the eye becomes accustomed to the fixed position of the fractional divisions which are therefore more easily and quickly read.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, a movable scale controlled by the weight in the pan, a stationary scale substantially parallel to the movable scale and past which the lattermoves one of the scales bearing a series of larger weight indications only and the other a series of indications fractional with respect to the indications of the first mentioned scale, the two series of indications being parallel to each other and to the line of separation between the stationary and movable scales.

2. In a device of the class described, a movable scale under the control of the Weight in the scale pan, and bearing a series of weight indications and a stationary scale Substantially parallel to the movable scale and bearing a series of indications repre-- senting fractionso f the units of the movable scale, the two serles' of indications being parallel to each other and to the line of separation between the stationary and movable scales.

3. In a device of the class described, a movable scale actuated by the weight imposed. upon the scale pan and containing a series of larger weight indications only, a stationary scale parallel thereto past which the first mentioned scale moves and bearing a series of weight indications fractional with respect to the indications on the movable scale, the two series of indications be ing parallel to each other and to the line of separation between the stationary and movable scales.

' I. In a device of the class described, a movable scale actuated by the weight imposed upon the scale pan and containing only larger weight indications, a stationary scale parallel thereto past which the first mentioned scale moves and bearing weight indications fractional with respect to the indications on the movable scale, .the sur faces which bear the weight indications being substantially flush with each other.

5. In a device of the class described, a scale having a-movable member, a rotary chart connected to the movable member for operation thereby carrying a series of larger weight indications only, a stationary scale parallel to the scale on the rotary chart past which the latter mo ves' and bearing a series of weight indicationswhich are fractional with respect to the indications on the movable scale the two series of indications being "j'aarallel to each other and to the line of separation between the stationary and movable scales.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

EDMUND S. CHURCH.

Witnesses:

LOUIS B. ERWIN, H. F. ANDERSON. 

